Tuning
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If you would like to see my video lesson: https://youtu.be/Cb_wWcSfbCw
Composed and conducted by Carmine Coppola. Released on The Godfather Part II OST in 1974
as track no. 10 `Marcia Stilo Italiano`.
A mandolin transposal from the brass section, which can mostly be played in two octaves simultaneously.
Standard tuning GDae.
Original release: https://youtu.be/ULo6MLVIT-8
[0:01 1st octave]
e|-------------|----0--1--0----------------|---------------------------|----------------0---------|
a|-0---------0-|-5-----------5--3--1--0----|----0--1--------------0----|---0----0-2-4-5---5h7p5-4-|
D|----3---0----|-------------------------5-|-5--------1--5--3--5-----0-|-3---6--------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
[2nd octave]
e|-5--1------5-|-10--12--13--12--10--8--6--5----|----5--6----3--1--3--5---|---5--4--5-7-9-10-12-10h12p10-9-|
a|--------5----|-----------------------------10-|-10------6-------------5-|-8------------------------------|
D|-------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
[0:19 1st octave]
e|-------------|----0--1--0----------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
a|-0---------0-|-5-----------5--3--1--0----|----0--1--------------0----|------0--1--0--4--0--5-|
D|----3---0----|-------------------------5-|-5--------1--5--3--5-----0-|-3--5------------------|
G|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
[2nd octave]
e|-5--1------5-|-10--12--13--12--10--8--6--5----|----5--6----3--1--3--5---|-------------------9----10-|
a|--------5----|-----------------------------10-|-10------6-------------5-|-8--10--12--13--12---12----|
D|-------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
[0:37 1st octave]
e|-1------------------------------|----------------------------|
a|----5--3------0--1--3--1h3p1--0-|-1--0-----------0-----------|
D|-----------5--------------------|-------2--3--5-----5h7p5--3-|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
[2nd octave]
e|-13--10--8--------------8--6h8p6--5-|-6--5----------------------------|
a|------------10--12--13--------------|-------7--8--10--12--10h12p10--8-|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[0:47 flute, 0:48 1st octave brass]
e|------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|----------------0-|-1-3-1`3`3`3`3-0--3-5-0-----0---------|
D|---0-2-3--2-3-5---|------------------------3-5---5h7p5-3-|
G|-3----------------|--------------------------------------|
[0:47 flute, 0:48 2nd octave brass]
e|-----0-1--0-1-3-5-|-6-8-6`8`8`8`8-5--8-10-----------------------|
a|-1-5--------------|-----------------------12-8-10-12-10h12p10-8-|
D|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
[1:56 1st octave]
e|-1------------------------------|----------------------------|
a|----5--3------0--1--3--1h3p1--0-|-1--0-----------0-----------|
D|-----------5--------------------|-------2--3--5-----5h7p5--3-|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
[2nd octave]
e|-13--10--8--------------8--6h8p6--5-|-6--5----------------------------|
a|------------10--12--13--------------|-------7--8--10--12--10h12p10--8-|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[1:06 flute, 1:07 1st octave brass section]
e|------------------|---------------------------------------|-----1------|
a|----------------0-|-1-3-1`3`3`3`3-0--3-5-0------0---------|-0-3--------|
D|---0-2-3--2-3-5---|-------------------------3-5---5h7p5-3-|----------3-|
G|-3----------------|---------------------------------------|------------|
[1:06 flute, 1:07 2nd octave brass section]
e|-----0-1--0-1-3-5-|-6-8-6`8`8`8`8-5--8-10-----------------------|----8-13------|
a|-1-5--------------|-----------------------12-8-10-12-10h12p10-8-|-12---------8-|
D|------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------|
G|------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------|
[1:16 1st octave]
e|---------------------------------|
a|-3--3-3-3--1-0---0-1-3-----------|
D|---------------5-----------------|
G|-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-|
[2nd octave]
e|-8--8-8-8--6-5-3--5-6-8--------------|
a|-------------------------3-3-3--3-3--|
D|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
[1:20 1st voice only]
e|-------------|---0--1--0----------------|---------------------------|---------------0---------|
a|-0---------0-|-5----------5--3--1--0----|----0--1--------------0----|---0---0-2-4-5---5h7-5-4-|
D|----3---0----|------------------------5-|-5--------1--5--3--5-----0-|-3---6-------------------|
G|-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
[1:37 2nd voice]
e|-----0-----------|
a|-4-5---4h5p4-1-0-|
D|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
[1:40 1st octave]
e|-------------|---0--1--0---------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---------0-1--1---|
a|-0---------0-|-5---------5--3--1--0----|----0--1-------------0---|-----0--1-0-4--0-5-|-4-5-4-5--------5-|
D|----3---0----|-----------------------5-|-5-------1--5--3--5----0-|-3-5---------------|------------------|
G|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
[2nd octave]
e|-5--1---5-|-10-12-13-12-10-8-6-5----|----5-6---3--1--3--5---|------5--6-5-9----10-|-9-10-9-10-12-13--13-10-|
a|------5---|----------------------10-|-10-----6------------5-|-8-10----------12----|------------------------|
D|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
G|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
Tab Legend:
p pull off
h hammer on
` trill from 1st to 3rd or 6th to 8th fret, 4 times
1st and 2nd octave same melody at different pitch
1st and 2nd voice intersecting melodies
Song History
Last Updated: November 30, -0001